Get the TypeScript TextTests working more conveniently

TypeScript/README.md

@@ -10,23 +10,9 @@ Install dependencies
 npm install
 ```
 
-## Running app
-_You may need to install `ts-node`_
+## Run the unit tests from the Command-Line
 
-```sh
-npx ts-node test/golden-master-text-test.ts
-```
-
-Or with number of days as args:
-```sh
-npx ts-node test/golden-master-text-test.ts 10
-```
-
-## Running tests
-
-To run all tests
-
-### Jest way
+There are two unit test frameworks to choose from, Jest and Mocha.
 
 ```sh
 npm run test:jest
@@ -38,8 +24,34 @@ To run all tests in watch mode
 npm run test:jest:watch
 ```
 
-### Mocha way
+Mocha
 
 ```sh
 npm run test:mocha
 ```
+
+
+## Run the TextTest fixture from the Command-Line
+
+_You may need to install `ts-node`_
+
+```sh
+npx ts-node test/golden-master-text-test.ts
+```
+
+Or with number of days as args:
+```sh
+npx ts-node test/golden-master-text-test.ts 10
+```
+
+You should make sure the command shown above works when you execute it in a terminal before trying to use TextTest (see below).
+
+
+## Run the TextTest approval test that comes with this project
+
+There are instructions in the [TextTest Readme](../texttests/README.md) for setting up TextTest. You will need to specify the Python executable and interpreter in [config.gr](../texttests/config.gr). Uncomment these lines:
+
+    executable:${TEXTTEST_HOME}/python/texttest_fixture.py
+    interpreter:python
+
+

TypeScript/test/golden-master-text-test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { Item, GildedRose } from '../app/gilded-rose';
 
+console.log("OMGHAI!")
+
 const items = [
   new Item("+5 Dexterity Vest", 10, 20), //
   new Item("Aged Brie", 2, 0), //
@@ -20,11 +22,11 @@ if (process.argv.length > 2) {
     days = +process.argv[2];
   }
 
-for (let i = 0; i < days; i++) {
+for (let i = 0; i < days + 1; i++) {
   console.log("-------- day " + i + " --------");
   console.log("name, sellIn, quality");
   items.forEach(element => {
-    console.log(element.name + ' ' + element.sellIn + ' ' + element.quality);
+    console.log(element.name + ', ' + element.sellIn + ', ' + element.quality);
 
   });
   console.log();

TypeScript/texttest_rig.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+This script uses npx to execute the TextTest Fixture for TypeScript.
+It is designed to be used by TextTest and specified in the file 'texttests/config.gr' in this repo.
+It is more convenient for TextTest to use since npx needs
+several arguments in addition to the one the TextTest fixture needs.
+"""
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+args = " ".join(sys.argv[1:])
+TEXTTEST_HOME = os.environ.get("TEXTTEST_HOME", os.getcwd())
+subprocess.run(f"npx ts-node {TEXTTEST_HOME}/TypeScript/test/golden-master-text-test.ts {args}", shell=True)

texttests/config.gr

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ diff_program:meld
 #interpreter:perl
 
 # Settings for the TypeScript version
-#executable:${TEXTTEST_HOME}/TypeScript/test/golden-master-text-test.js
-#interpreter:node
+#executable:${TEXTTEST_HOME}/TypeScript/texttest_rig.py
+#interpreter:python
 
 # Settings for the Julia version
 #executable:${TEXTTEST_HOME}/julia/texttest_fixture.jl